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Bacon, Francis
Francis Bacon was the lord chancellor of England (1618â21). A lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the......
Badal, Parkash Singh
Parkash Singh Badal was an Indian politician and government official who rose to become president (1996â2008) of......
Badeni, Kasimir Felix, count of
Kasimir Felix, count of Badeni was a Polish-born statesman in the Austrian service, who, as prime minister (1895â97)......
Badoglio, Pietro
Pietro Badoglio was a general and statesman during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (1922â43). In September......
Baghdadi, Abu Bakr al-
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from 2010 to 2019. The details......
Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (618â907) who used his elegantly simple verse to protest the social......
Baker, James
James Baker is an American government official, political manager, and lawyer who occupied important posts in the......
BakĂłcz, TamĂĄs
TamĂĄs BakĂłcz was an archbishop who led a Crusade against the Ottoman Turks in 1514. BakĂłcz was born into a serf......
Balbo, Italo
Italo Balbo was an Italian airman and fascist leader who played a decisive role in developing Benito Mussoliniâs......
Baldwin, Henry
Henry Baldwin was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1830â44). Baldwin graduated with honors......
Baldwin, Robert
Robert Baldwin was a statesman who was joint leader with Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine (as the attorneys general of......
Baldwin, Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin Of Bewdley, Viscount Corvedale Of Corvedale
Stanley Baldwin was a British Conservative politician, three times prime minister between 1923 and 1937; he headed......
Baldwin, Tammy
Tammy Baldwin is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began representing......
Balendra Shah
Balendra Shah is a Nepali politician who became the prime minister of Nepal in March 2026. He previously served......
Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of
Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour was a British statesman who maintained a position of power in the British......
Balladur, Ădouard
Ădouard Balladur was a French neo-Gaullist politician who was the prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995. Balladur......
Balls, Ed
Ed Balls is a British politician who was a member of the Labour Party, particularly involved in economic policy.......
Baltazar de ZĂșñiga
Baltazar de ZĂșñiga was a Spanish diplomat and statesman who led his country into the Thirty Yearsâ War and renewed......
Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore was an English statesman who projected the founding of the North American province......
Banerjee, Mamata
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician, legislator, and bureaucrat who served as the first female chief minister......
Banks, Nathaniel P.
Nathaniel P. Banks was an American politician and Union general during the American Civil War, who during 1862â64......
Bannon, Steve
Steve Bannon is an American political strategist, media executive, and filmmaker who served (2017) as senior counselor......
Barak, Ehud
Ehud Barak is an Israeli generalâthe most decorated soldier in Israeli history at the time of his retirement in......
Barbour, Philip P.
Philip P. Barbour was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1836â41) and political figure known......
Barkley, Alben W.
Alben W. Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States (1949â53) in the Democratic administration of......
Barr, Bob
Bob Barr is an American politician and attorney who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives......
Barre, Raymond
Raymond Barre was a French economist and politician who served as prime minister of France (1976â81). Barre completed......
Barry, Marion
Marion Barry was an American civil rights activist and politician who served four terms as mayor of Washington,......
Bartenstein, Johann Christoph, Freiherr von
Johann Christoph, baron von Bartenstein was an Austrian statesman and trusted counsellor of Emperor Charles VI.......
Barthou, Louis
Louis Barthou was a French premier (1913), conservative statesman, and long-time colleague of Raymond Poincaré.......
Baruch, Bernard
Bernard Baruch was an American financier who was an adviser to U.S. presidents. After graduating from the College......
BashÄ«r ShihÄb II
BashÄ«r ShihÄb II was a Lebanese prince who established hegemony over Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century......
Bassermann, Ernst
Ernst Bassermann was a German politician, leader of the National Liberal Party through the last years of imperial......
Basu, Jyoti
Jyoti Basu was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of West Bengal state from 1977 to 2000 and......
Bates, Edward
Edward Bates was a lawyer and Whig politician who joined the Republican Party before the U.S. Civil War and served......
Bath, Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of, Viscount Weymouth, Baron Thynne Of Warmister
Thomas Thynne, 1st marquess of Bath was a politician who, as 3rd Viscount Weymouth, held important office in the......
Bath, William Pulteney, 1st Earl of, Viscount Pulteney Of Wrington, Baron Of Hedon
William Pulteney, 1st earl of Bath was an English Whig politician who became prominent in the opposition to Sir......
Bathurst, Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl, Baron Bathurst Of Battlesden
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst was a British statesman and Tory politician. Educated at Trinity College, Oxford,......
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl, Baron Bathurst of Battlesden, Lord Apsley, Baron of Apsley
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a statesman, the eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl Bathurst, whose title......
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl, Baron Bathurst Of Battlesden, Lord Apsley, Baron Of Apsley
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst was a British statesman, elder son of the 2nd Earl Bathurst, who was a prominent......
Batu
Batu was the grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Khanate of Kipchak, or the Golden Horde. In 1235 Batu......
Bauer, Gustav
Gustav Bauer was a German statesman, chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1919â20). As an office worker in Königsberg......
Bayard, Thomas Francis
Thomas Francis Bayard was an American statesman, diplomat, and lawyer. Bayard was a member of a distinguished family.......
Bazargan, Mehdi
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian educator and politician who in 1979 became the first prime minister of the Islamic......
Beaton, David
David Beaton was a Scottish cardinal and statesman who promoted a close alliance between Scotland and France and......
Beaton, James
James Beaton was the primate of Scotland from 1522 and chancellor from 1513 to 1526. Uncle of the cardinal David......
Beauharnais, EugĂšne de
EugĂšne de Beauharnais was a soldier, prince of the French First Empire, and viceroy of Italy for Napoleon I, who......
Beaverbrook, Sir Maxwell Aitken
Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook was a financier in Canada, politician and newspaper proprietor in Great......
Bebel, August
August Bebel was a German Socialist, cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany and its most influential......
Becket, St. Thomas
St. Thomas Becket ; canonized 1173; feast day December 29) was the chancellor of England (1155â62) and archbishop......
Beckford, William
William Beckford was a gentleman merchant, member of Parliament, and lord mayor of London (1762â63, 1769â70) who......
Belknap, William Worth
William Worth Belknap was an American military officer and public official who served with distinction in the Union......
Bell, John
John Bell was an American politician and nominee for president on the eve of the American Civil War. Bell entered......
Bellay, Jean du
Jean du Bellay was a French cardinal and diplomat, one of the chief counsellors of King Francis I of France and......
BeltrĂĄn, Pedro Gerado
Pedro Gerado BeltrĂĄn was a Peruvian economist, diplomat, and publisher whose brief term as prime minister and minister......
Ben-Gurion, David
David Ben-Gurion was a Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister (1948â53, 1955â63) and......
Ben-Gvir, Itamar
Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli lawyer and politician who since 2019 has led the far-right party Jewish Power (Otzma......
Benjamin, Judah P.
Judah P. Benjamin was a prominent lawyer in the United States before the American Civil War (1861â65) and in England......
Benn, Tony
Tony Benn was a British politician, member of the Labour Party, and, from the 1970s, unofficial leader of the partyâs......
Bentinck, Lord George
Lord George Bentinck was a British politician who in 1846â47 articulately led the protective-tariff advocates who......
Bentinck, Lord William
Lord William Bentinck was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828â33) and of India (1833â35). An aristocrat......
Benton, Thomas Hart
Thomas Hart Benton was an American writer and Democratic Party leader who championed agrarian interests and westward......
Bentsen, Lloyd
Lloyd Bentsen was an American Democratic politician who was a longtime U.S. senator (1971â93) before serving as......
Berdymukhammedov, Gurbanguly
Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is a Turkmen dentist and politician who served as president of Turkmenistan (2006â22)......
Beresford, Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron
Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford was a British admiral and, intermittently, a Conservative......
Berger, Victor
Victor Berger was a founder of the U.S. Socialist Party, the first Socialist elected to Congress. Berger immigrated......
Berke
Berke was a Mongol ruler of the Golden Horde (1257â67), and a great-grandson of Genghis Khan. The first Mongol......
Berlinguer, Enrico
Enrico Berlinguer was the secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano) from March......
Berthold Von Henneberg
Berthold Von Henneberg was an archbishop-elector of Mainz, imperial chancellor and reformer, who worked unsuccessfully......
Bertone, Cardinal Tarcisio
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Vatican secretary......
Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Count (Graf)
Aleksey Petrovich, Count Bestuzhev-Ryumin was a diplomat and statesman who controlled Russiaâs foreign affairs......
Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg was a German imperial chancellor before and during World War I who possessed talents......
Bethune, Mary McLeod
Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator who was active nationally in African American affairs and was a special......
Beust, Friedrich Ferdinand, Graf von
Friedrich Ferdinand, Graf (count) von Beust was the prime minister and foreign minister of Saxony (1858â66) and......
Bevan, Aneurin
Aneurin Bevan was a controversial figure in post-World War II British politics and one of the finest orators of......
Bevin, Ernest
Ernest Bevin was a British trade unionist and statesman, one of the most powerful British union leaders in the......
Bhatt, Ela
Ela Bhatt was the founder of the Self-Employed Womenâs Association (SEWA), a trade union representing self-employed......
Bidwell, John
John Bidwell was a California civic and political leader who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president in 1892 as the......
Bienerth, Richard, Freiherr von (baron of)
Richard, baron von Bienerth was an Austrian prime minister (1908â11). After service under the governor of Steiermark,......
Bilge
Bilge was the khagan, or great khan, of Mongolia from 716 until his death. His name literally translates as âWise......
Binney, Horace
Horace Binney was an American lawyer and politician who established the legality of charitable trusts in the United......
Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of Birkenhead was a British statesman, lawyer, and noted orator. As lord chancellor......
Biron, Ernst Johann, Reichsgraf von
Ernst Johann, Reichsgraf von Biron was a German adventurer who became Duke of Courland and chief adviser to the......
Birrell, Augustine
Augustine Birrell was a politician and man of letters whose policies, as British chief secretary for Ireland (1907â16),......
Bismarck, Otto von
Otto von Bismarck was the prime minister of Prussia (1862â73, 1873â90) and founder and first chancellor (1871â90)......
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a leader of a faction of Sauk, Fox, Kickapoo, and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) peoples. Black Hawk and his......
Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
Jeremiah Sullivan Black was a U.S. attorney general during Pres. James Buchananâs administration who counseled......
Blackburn, Marsha
Marsha Blackburn is an American politician elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2018. She is the first......
Blackburne, Sir Kenneth
Sir Kenneth Blackburne was a British colonial administrator and post-independence leader of Jamaica. The son of......
Blackstone, Sir William
Sir William Blackstone was an English jurist, whose Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol. (1765â69), is the......
Blagojevich, Rod
Rod Blagojevich is an American politician, lawyer, and the 40th governor of Illinois. In 2008 Blagojevich, a Democrat,......
Blaine, James G.
James G. Blaine was a leading Republican politician and diplomat for 25 years (1868â93), who was particularly influential......
Blair, Francis P.
Francis P. Blair was a journalist and longtime Democratic politician who helped form the Republican Party in the......
Blair, Francis Preston, Jr.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was a Missouri politician of the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras who......
Blair, Henry William
Henry William Blair was an American politician who, as a member of Congress, pioneered efforts to win federal support......
Blair, Tony
Tony Blair is a British Labour Party leader who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom (1997â2007). He......
Blinken, Antony
Antony Blinken is an American government official best known as the 71st U.S. secretary of state (2021â25). U.S.......
Blix, Hans
Hans Blix is a Swedish diplomat who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA; 1981â97)......
Bloomberg, Michael
Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman and politician, who founded a financial data-services firm and served......
Blunkett, David
David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician who served as home secretary (2001â04) and secretary of work......